Noumenia

Athenian Calendar Date: First day of every lunar month.
Honouring: Household (Oikos) gods (including family or personal patrons)
Origin: Attic calendar

What is Noumenia?

A holiday that takes place at the start of a new month. On this day, honour your household and personal gods to bring blessings into your household!

Offerings to Oikos gods

• Bread
• Fruit
• Grains (like barley)
• Libations such as wine mixed with water, water, milk, honey
• Cake
• Votive offerings (crafts or objects that relate to their domains)
• Incense

Ways to Celebrate Noumenia

• Clean your altar
• Clean your room or house
• Provide offerings to your deities
• Honour Selene by reciting her Orphic Hymn
• Reciting hymns to your gods
• Writing for and to your gods
• Refresh your kathisko
• Devotional acts for your deities

LABRYS has a guide to household worship and deities which you can read here.

Celebrating Noumenia at the Sanctuary of the Crossroads

At the Sanctuary, you can share your celebrations in the #┆・festivals channel and let us know what your goals are for the coming lunar month.